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Ricky Thomas Ponting

Born: 19 December 1974, Launceston, Tasmania
Major Teams: Tasmania, Australia.
Known As: Ricky Ponting
Pronounced: rickee ponting
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium, Right Arm Off Break


Test Debut: Australia v Sri Lanka at Perth, 1st Test, 1995/96
Latest Test:
Australia v England at Brisbane, 1st Test, 2002/03

ODI Debut:
Australia v South Africa at Wellington, NZ Centenary Tournament, 1994/95
Latest ODI:
Australia v Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), ICC Champions Trophy, 2002/03

First-class Debut: Tasmania v South Australia at Adelaide, 1992/93

List A Debut: Tasmania v Victoria at Devonport, 1992/93

Son of Graeme Ponting (Mowbray) and Lorraine Ponting (sister of Greg Campbell)

Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy 1992 to 1993

Schools: Mowbray Primary; Brooks Senior High School, Launceston

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (including 07/11/2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   60   95  12  3973  197   47.86  56.98  13  16   78   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling              64.5   17   165    4  41.25  1-0     0   0  97.2  2.54

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (including 27/09/2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  148  147  19  5274  145   41.20  76.20   9  30   50   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling              25      0   104    3  34.66  1-12    0   0  50.0  4.16

FIRST-CLASS
 (1992/93 - 2002/03; last updated 09/11/2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  146  244  35 11560  233   55.31  41  48  147   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             207     41   682   13  52.46  2-10    0   0  95.5  3.29

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (1992/93 - 2002/03; last updated 09/11/2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  207  206  30  7066  145   40.14  11  42   72   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling              53.1    0   245    8  30.62  3-34    0   0  39.8  4.60

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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His country's one-day international captain, Ricky Ponting is one of Australia's most exciting modern-day players. Among the finest cricketers that Tasmania has ever produced, he is a precociously gifted batsman, a handy though rarely used medium pace bowler, and an outstanding fieldsman.

A player whose approach to the game brims with dynamism and confidence, Ponting made his debut for his state at the age of just 17 and his first Test appearance when he was only 20. In each of those matches (he made 56 on first-class debut against South Australia in Adelaide and then compiled 96 in his first Test appearance against Sri Lanka in Perth in 1995/96), he powerfully showcased two qualities which have remained with him ever since - namely, a hatred of slow scoring and an ability to play virtually every shot in the book.

Ponting began his Test career in the number six position but, having always looked destined to fill a spot higher in the order, gradually came to assume a berth at number three. This shift has complemented his success, over a long period and at the heart of many powerful Australian victories, as an upper order batsman at one-day international level. Widely identified as one of the world's most devastating exponents of the hook, the pull and the square cut, his capacity to upset the rhythm of all manner of bowlers has been crucial in helping Australia establish itself as international cricket's most formidable team over the last half-decade.

Ponting's career stalled briefly following his involvement in two off-field incidents - the first at a nightclub in Calcutta in 1998 and the other at a bar in Sydney in early 1999. He also endured a period on the sidelines after he seriously injured his ankle in crashing into a boundary hoarding at the SCG in February 2000.

But he has commanded close to a permanent place in the Australian team ever since the time of his international debut and now looks likely to exert even greater influence over the side's fate in the years ahead. Having been elevated to the national vice-captaincy in Shane Warne's brief absence in early 2000, he then became the first Tasmanian to ever be appointed to the Australian captaincy when he was anointed in early 2002 to replace Steve Waugh as the country's limited-overs leader. (John Polack, June 2002)

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